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• ‘It’s definitely not moving’: another bear makes evacuated LA home its own

  19-02-2025 23:00
  
  Black bear weighing 500lb found in crawlspace in Pasadena, two weeks after Altadena man discovered unfamiliar tenantTwo 500-plus pound black bears have laid claim to homes evacuated during the destructive Eaton fire in southern California.Last month, when Samy Arbid returned to his Altadena home, he found “Barry” – a 525lb black bear – living under the house. This week, another Californian reported a different unexpected visitor living in his house’s crawlspace in n
  
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• The rise of the cane corso: should this popular status dog be banned in the UK?

  19-02-2025 11:00
  
  A year after XL bullies were banned, questions are being raised about a breed that can weigh up to 50kg – and has a bite stronger than a lionNeighbours stand chatting casually on a suburban pavement, one holding his dog. The next moment, the mundane scene descends into the stuff of nightmares. In a video released by South Yorkshire police, which looks as if it has been caught by a doorbell camera, a 47-year-old man has a large black dog, tail wagging, on a lead. Seconds later, the man is b
  
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